Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

निराहारपरीमाणं प्राप्य सर्वो हि देहभृत् । सदृशीमेव संतृप्तिं प्राप्नुयान्नाधिकेतराम्

Transliteration

nirāhāraparīmāṇaṃ prāpya sarvo hi dehabhṛt | sadṛśīmeva saṃtṛptiṃ prāpnuyānnādhiketarām

Translation

ആഹാരം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നതിലും യുക്തമായ അളവ് അറിഞ്ഞ്, ഓരോ ദേഹധാരിയും യോജ്യമായ തൃപ്തി മാത്രമേ നേടേണ്ടത്—അതിക്രമമായതല്ല.

Word by Word

• निराहारपरीमाणम्: a measure/limit of fasting (foodlessness)
• निराहारपरीमाणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्-आहार-परिमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (निराहारस्य परिमाणम्)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + प्राप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• सर्वः: everyone
• सर्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात

• देहभृत्: embodied being (one who bears a body)
• देहभृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह-भृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देहं बिभर्ति इति)

• सदृशीम्: similar
• सदृशीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (संतृप्तिम्)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• संतृप्तिम्: satiation/satisfaction
• संतृप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-तृप् (धातु) + संतृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्नुयात्: would attain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• अधिकेतराम्: more excessive/greater
• अधिकेतराम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक-इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (संतृप्तिम्); समासः कर्मधारयः (अधिका च इतरा च इव—‘अत्यधिकतराम्’ अर्थे)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva dharma to the sages of Naimisharanya within the Rudrasaṃhitā flow)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches yuktāhāra/niyama: measured fasting and contentment purify karma and steady the mind for Śiva-bhakti and jñāna.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that tapas (austerity) must be governed by right measure: fasting and restraint should purify the mind and steady devotion to Pati (Shiva), not inflate ego or damage the body that supports sadhana.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga worship emphasizes inner purity and steadiness; this verse frames fasting as supportive discipline—meant to deepen reverence and concentration on Saguna Shiva, not as a display of extreme self-torture.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observe vrata/fasting with moderation, and pair it with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm meditation, keeping the body sufficiently sustained to maintain steady worship.